BMW 330E 2016–2021 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin B662419 · NHTSA communication 10179825 · issued Aug 1, 2020

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Electrical System

component

2016–2021

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

REMOTE CONTROL IS NOT DETECTED: Vehicle cannot be opened or closed using comfort access, engine start is not possible, and the vehicle may not start when placing the key against the steering column. Note: Opening, closing and starting via the BMW Digital Key or the Digital Key Card are not affected. Software error in the BDC (Body Domain Controller) module.

Vehicles covered

2021 BMW 330E
2019 BMW 330I
2020 BMW 330I
2018 BMW 530E
2019 BMW 530E
2020 BMW 530E
2017 BMW 530I
2018 BMW 530I
2019 BMW 530I
2020 BMW 530I
2018 BMW 540D
2019 BMW 540D
2020 BMW 540D
2017 BMW 540I
2018 BMW 540I
2019 BMW 540I
2020 BMW 540I
2017 BMW 740E
2018 BMW 740E
2019 BMW 740E
2017 BMW 740I
2018 BMW 740I
2019 BMW 740I
2020 BMW 740I
2016 BMW 740LI
2017 BMW 740LI
2020 BMW 745E
2018 BMW 750I
2019 BMW 750I
2016 BMW 750LI
2017 BMW 750LI
2018 BMW 750LI
2019 BMW 750LI
2020 BMW 840I
2018 BMW B7 Alpina
2019 BMW B7 Alpina
2020 BMW B7 Alpina
2018 BMW C 400 X
2017 BMW F800 R
2020 BMW M2
2020 BMW M340I
2018 BMW M5
2019 BMW M5
2020 BMW M5
2017 BMW M550I
2018 BMW M550I
2019 BMW M550I
2020 BMW M550I
2017 BMW M760I
2018 BMW M760I
2019 BMW M760I
2020 BMW M760I
2020 BMW M8
2019 BMW M850I
2020 BMW M850I
2019 BMW M850XI
2020 BMW M8 Gran Coupe
2020 BMW R 1250 GS Adventure
2019 BMW X5
2020 BMW X5

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.